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UNITED sTATEs PATENT orrron.

OSCAR WERWATH,.OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR 'I'O KEWAUNEE MFG. 00.,0F

' KEWAUNEE, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION OF WISCONSIN.

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" Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 9, 1918 Application filed January 22, 1918. Serial in.213,238.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OSCAR 'WERWATH, a

citizen of. the United States, and a resident of the city of Milwaukee,county of Milwaukee, and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Cabinets, of which' the following is aspecification. 7

My invention relates to improvements in cabinets especiallydesigned foruse in conducting electrical experiments in the teaching of electricity,and has for its object the provision of an improved construction of thischaracter, capable of eiiicient and convenient use by a comparativelylarge number of students.

lifhe invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of partshereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawings,

forming a part of this specification, and in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view looking at one side of a cabinetembodying the invention Fig. 2, a vertical transverse section of thesame,

Fig. 3, a perspective. view of a modified form of construction, and

Fig. 4, a vertical transverse section of th construction shown in Fig.3.

lhe form of construction illustrated in ran ed to coiiperate together toconstitute gui es for a plurality of mounting bases 01' ports 10 and topermit of the ready removal or insertion of said bases from either sideof the cabinet. The various bases 10 are equipped with various simpleforms of electrical appliances, such as various forms of push buttons,switches, bells, buzzers, lights, etc., for performing thevariouselectrical experiments in the course-of instructions in electricity. Thetable top 5 is also equipped with foldable extension leaves '11, hingedto the sides thereof and adapted to be folded downwardly or extended asindicated to increase the available top surface of the table top. w

,A supporting standard 12 is arranged centrally over the table top 5.and extends substantially the full length thereof. lhis standard isequipped with a number of transverse openings 18 therein, adapted toreceive the bases 10, and bases 10 are provided at their edges withflanges 14: adapted to fit against the outer faces of the standard 12.Buttons or swinging latches 15 are provided on standard 12 in positionto engage over the flanges at the tops of bases 10 to secure said basesin place. A number of electrical terminals .16 are arranged across thetop of each side of standard 12, and are suitably connected withelectrical supply wires, to furnish electrical current of variouscharacters, such as direct and alternating current and both of differentvoltages or potentials. Suitably marked plates 17 are arranged under theterminals 16 so as to permit of the ready identificationof the same forready reference.

By'this arrangement it will be observed that the various mounting bases'10 may be kept in the table body 5, ready for use, and available fromeither side of the table, thus permitting of one or more students toexeriment at each side of the table with the ll equipment of the cabinetavailable for use.

i The form of construction illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawingsis the same as that already described, except that the upper standard inthis instance is itself provided with upper and lowercabinetcompartments 18 and 19, extending entirely therethrough and equipped oneach side with sliding glass doors, giving access thereto from eachside. Flanges 21 are arranged on the standard to extend outwardly beyondthe doors 20 and are proportioned tov receive the bases 10 with the flanes 1e resting against the outer edges of anges 21, and buttons 15 areprovided for securing the bases in place. By this arrangement it will beseen that different forms of appliances may be kept in the cabinetcompartments from each side of the cabinet. Otherwise the constructionand operation is the same as that already described.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred forms ofconstruction for carrying my invention into eflect, these are capable ofvariation and modification without departing from the spirit of theinvention. 1, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precisedetails of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of suchvariations and modifications as come within the scope of the appendedclaims:

Having described my invention What I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is: w c 1. A cabinet body having, a compartmenttherein extending transversely therethrough; a standardon top of saidbody, having releasable mountings on each side, and interchangeablemounting bases insertible in said compartmentor in said mountings,substantially as. described.

2. A cabinet body having a compartment therein extending transverselytherethrough, said compartment-being open at and accessible from bothsides of the cabinet; transverse guides extending entirely through saidcompartment and arranged to permit of the removal or insertion ofarticles from both sides; a standardon top of said body havingreleasable mountings on each side; and interchan cable mounting basesinsertible in the gui es in said compartments'or insaid mountings,substantially as described.

3. A cabinet body having acompartment therein extendmg transverselytherethrough, said compartment being open at and accessible from bothsides of the cabinet; a standard on top of said body having releasablemountings on each side; electric terminalsof various characters on eachside of said standard; and interchangeable mounting bases insertible insaid compart-' ments' or in said mountings, substantially as described.4. A cabinet body having a compartmenttherein'extendingtransverselytherethrough,

said compartment being open at and accessble from partment and arrangedto permit of the 'removal or insertion of articles from both sides; astandard on top of said body having releasablc'mountings on each side;electric terminals of various characters on each side and interchanealble mounting bases inserti'ble in the gui es in said compartmentsorin said mountings, substantially as described. 5. A cabinet comprisinga body having a compartment therein extending transversely therethrough,said compartment being open at and accessible from both sides of the'cabinet; a standard on top of said body,

oth sides of the cabinet; transverse guides extendmg entirely throughsaid com;

said standard having openings extending transversel therethrough;interchangeable mounting ases insertible in said compartments or in theopenings in said standard,

said bases having flanges around their edges contacting with the outerfaces of said standard and buttons onsaid standard arcompartment thereinextending transversely 'therethrough, said compartment being open at andaccessible from both sides of the cabinet transverse guides extendingthrough said compartment and arranged to permit the insertion or removalof articles from each side a standard on top of,

said body, said standard having openings extending transverselytherethrough; interchangeable inounting bases insertible in the guidesin said compartments or in the openings in said standard, said baseshaving flanges around their edges contacting with the outer faces ofsaid standard; and buttons on said standard arranged to engage over theflanges at the upper edges of sa1d bases, substantially as described.

7. A cabinet COIIlPI'lSlIlg a body having a compartment thereinextending transversely therethrough, said compartment being open at andaccessible from both sides of the cabinet;

a standard on top of said body, said standard having openings extendingtransversely therethrough; interchangeable mounting bases insertible insaid compartments or in the openings in 'said standard, said bases havinflanges around their edges contacting Wlth the outer faces of saidstandard;

electric'terminals of various characters on said standard-arranged toengage over the flanges at the upper edges of said bases, sub

each side of said standard; and buttons on said co partments or in theopenings in said standard, said bases having flangesaround side of saidstandard; and buttons 'on said standard arranged toengage over theflanges their edges contacting with the outer faces of said standard;electric termmals on each at the upper edges of said bases,substantially as described.

9. A cabinet comprising a bodv portion a standard on top of said bodyportion, said vsaid upper flanges,

standard being provided with one or more cabinet compartments "extendingentirely therethrough; and doors at each side of the compartments ofsaid standard, substantially as described.

10. A cabinet comprising a body portion; a standard on top of said bodyportion, said standard being provided with one or more cabinetcompartments extending entirely therethrough; doors ateach side of thecompartments of said standard; supporting flanges extending laterallyabove and below said doors; and buttons cooperating with substantiallyas described.

11. A cabinet comprising a body portion; a standard on top of said bodyportlon, said standard being provided with one or more cabinetcompartments extending entirely therethrough; doors at each side of thecompartments of said standard; and electric terminals of variouscharacters at each side of said standard, substantially as described.

12. A cabinet comprising a body portion; a standard on top of said bodyportion, said standard being provided with one or more cabinetcompartments extending entirely therethrough; doors at eachside of thecompartments of said standard; supporting flanges extending laterallyabove and below said doors; buttons cooperating with said upper flanges;and electric terminals of various characters at each side of saidstandard, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my nameto this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

OSCAR 'WERWATH.

Witnesses:

JOHN D. BALL, E. M. KRUSE.

